Chapter 09

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Chapter 09


It's been two days since Dafnhie lost her bag. She badly wanted to look for it but Lowiee was busy with school. The woman almost forgot that the guy was running for Latin Honors.

She was looking out her bedroom window when she suddenly received a message from the university's page.

Éxito University

NO CLASSES
Classes in ALL levels--

Dafnhie didn't even finish reading it. She immediately calls Lowiee.

"Where are you?"

"Home. Missed me?"

"Get here. Now."

"Sure! I didn't know you badly wanted to spend so much time with me. So what are we going to do? Netflix and chill? Should I bring popcorn?"

"We're going to look for my bag."

"What? I mean, I'm willing to help, but I don't think that it's a good idea. There's a typhoon, Dafnhie, and that place is known for floods.

"It's not even raining."

"Not yet and the wind is starting to act up."

"You can just tell me if you don't want to help. Nevermind-"

"Dmn. Okay. Fine. Let me just take a shower real quick.

Hindi mapigilang hindi mapangiti ni Dafnhie sa isiping hindi sya kayang tanggihan ni Lowiee.



"What's that?" hindi mapilang tanong ng dalaga ng makakita ng isang malaking bag sa back seat.

"You never know what will happen, better to be prepared."

"You're overreacting."

"That area has a 100% chance of observing measurable precipitation-"

"Stop. I'm in the car, not in some science class."

"What did you tell your dad? Did he even know that you're not home right now?"

"He's outside the country. Alicia mentioned it, but I didn't know where. I don't care." napailing ang binata. "Alicia tried to stop me, though she can't do anything anyway. What about you? What did you say to Ninang?"

"She thought I was just going to hang out with you in your house."

Ngayon ay tinatahak nila ang daan papunta sa probinsya. Napansin ng dalawa kung gaano kalakas ang hangin sa labas dahil sa paghampas ng mga puno. May mga daan din kung saan may mga nakatumba nang puno. Nagsisimula na rin tumagatak ang ulan.

Nagkatinginan ang dalawa.

"It's not that bad. It's just sprinkling." Sabi ng dalaga dahil uma ambon ambon pa lamang pero iba ang hampas ng hangin. Wala ring masyadong dumadaan sa kalsada.

"It's still more than one hour drive from here." iyon lang ang sinabi ni Lowiee.

Nagsimula na ring umulan ng malakas ng malapit na sila sa kanilang destinasyon.

Agad silang tumuloy sa park kung saan sila pumunta noon, ngunit walang katao tao dahil sa lakas ng ulan at hampas ng hangin, wala silang mapagtanungan kaya't hindi na rin sila bumaba ng sasakyan dahil mababasa lang din sila. 

Hindi rin naman ine expect ng dalawa na makita pa ang bag don dahil tiyak ay may nakakuha na nito.

Hindi nila alam kung saan pupunta o magtatanong. Walang tao sa paligid. Halos hindi na rin sila makakita mula sa bintana ng kanilang sasakyan dahil sa ulan.

NemesisTahanan ng mga kuwento. Tumuklas ngayon